How China is using AI and big data to fight the coronavirus

Chengdu, China – Sitting at the entrance of Chengdu's East Railway Station, Fu Guobin stared at a screen displaying infrared images of people passing through the station's gates. As each person entered, a number popped up next to their image indicating their body temperature. "This is making my life much easier," the station employee said as he sat in his booth. "Before this, I'd have to test everyone's temperature with an ear thermometer. And sometimes that doesn't work – I think this new system is much better."